[EL] ELB News and Commentary 10/2/15
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Fri Oct 2 07:50:36 PDT 2015
“At end of fundraising quarter, O’Malley seeks to lessen role of
money in politics” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76404>
Posted onOctober 2, 2015 7:47 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76404>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WaPo
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/10/01/at-end-of-fundraising-quarter-omalley-seeks-to-lessen-role-of-money-in-politics/>:
O’Malley is pushing for a constitutional amendment to overturn the
Citizens United court decision, tougher enforcement of existing
campaign finance laws and a public financing system that would
provide Americans with a $25 refundable tax credit for donating to
congressional candidates.
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
“In Maryland congressional race, sharp jabs at the better-funded
candidates” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76402>
Posted onOctober 2, 2015 7:46 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76402>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WaPo
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-congressional-candidates-clash-in-early-forum/2015/10/01/9ba49700-679d-11e5-9ef3-fde182507eac_story.html>:
By virtue of money in the bank, state Sen. Jamie B. Raskin and
former WJLA anchor Kathleen Matthews are the clear front-runners in
the Democratic primary for Maryland’s 8th Congressional District seat.
And with front-runnerhood comes increased scrutiny and attacks by
opponents.
That was the case at the first candidate forum of the primary season
Wednesday night. Matthews, who according to campaign finance reports
raised about $500,000 in the first month of her candidacy, was
called out as “a millionaire white woman” by independent Liz Matory,
who also accused Matthews of lacking support from people of color.
Raskin, who has raised a little over $550,000, was assailed by
fellow candidate and state Del. Kumar P. Barve for making a campaign
contribution to a state Senate colleague who does not share all of
his liberal agenda.
I think Jamie Raskin is the first election law prof to run for Congress?
Am I wrong?
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“Voter ID: What Oregon gets right and Alabama gets wrong”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76400>
Posted onOctober 2, 2015 7:45 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76400>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Kyle Whitmire
<http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/10/drivers_licenses_and_voter_id.html>at
Al.com.
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Posted inelection administration
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
“Alabama Demands Voter ID–Then Closes Driver’s License Offices In
Black Counties” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76395>
Posted onOctober 2, 2015 7:36 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76395>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
TPM:
<http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/alabama-drivers-licenses-voter-id>
What happens when a state with a tough voter ID law suddenly makes
it much harder for minorities to get driver’s licenses? We are about
to find out in Alabama.
Facing a budget crisis, Alabama has shuttered 31 driver’s license
offices, many of them in counties with a high proportion of black
residents. Coming after the state recently put into effect a tougher
voter ID law, the closures will cut off access — particularly for
minorities — to one of the few types of IDs accepted.
According to atally by AL.com
columnist<http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/09/alabama_sends_message_we_are_t.html>John
Archibald
<http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/09/alabama_sends_message_we_are_t.html>,
eight of the 10 Alabama counties with the highest percentage of
non-white registered voters saw their driver’s license offices closed.
“Every single county in which blacks make up more than 75 percent of
registered voters will see their driver license office closed. Every
one,” Archibald wrote.
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act likely would have stopped this.
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act /should/stop this.
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>,voter id
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9>
“Outsider Candidates’ Fundraising May Prove More Durable Than
Insiders'” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76393>
Posted onOctober 2, 2015 7:32 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76393>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bloomberg reports.
<http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-10-02/outsider-candidates-fundraising-may-prove-more-durable-than-insiders-?cmpid=BBD100215_POL>
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
“Kansas officials to begin culling incomplete voter forms”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76391>
Posted onOctober 2, 2015 7:31 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76391>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
AP reports.
<http://ksn.com/2015/10/02/kansas-officials-to-begin-culling-incomplete-voter-forms/>
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Posted inelection administration
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>,The Voting Wars
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=60>
Seattle Times Editorial Comes Out Against Campaign Finance Voucher
Initiative <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76389>
Posted onOctober 2, 2015 7:30 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76389>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The devil
<http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/seattle-voters-should-reject-campaign-finance-reform-measure-initiative-122/>in
the details.
UPDATE: Here is anopinion piece
<http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/initiative-122-would-bring-power-back-to-the-people/>supporting
the measure andPaul Blumenthal coverage
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/honest-elections-seattle_560d4018e4b0af3706dfaf02>.
I’m a big and longtime proponent of campaign finance vouchers, but I
have not studied the details of the Seattle proposal enough to take a
position on it.
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<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
“I’m Trying to Run for President, but the Democrats Won’t Let Me”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76387>
Posted onOctober 2, 2015 7:28 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76387>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Larry Lessig
<http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/10/lessig-lawrence-democrats-debate-2016-213215>in
Politico:
Here’s how you make the debates: After one declares, a candidate is
formally welcomed into the race by the Democratic National
Committee. Polling firms, taking a cue from the DNC, include that
candidate on their questionnaires. Candidates that poll at 1 percent
nationally in at least three separate polls earn an invitation.
Simple enough.
That’s how the process typically works for other candidacies—but not
for mine. The DNC still has not formally welcomed me into the
race—despite my raising money at a faster pace than more than half
the pack, and being in the race nearly a full month. Polls, in turn,
have taken the hint, only including me sporadically on
questionnaires: of the last 10 major polls, only three mentioned my
candidacy. One poll recently put me at 1 percent (for comparison,
candidates O’Malley, Webb and Chafee, who will each get a podium at
the debates, are all currently polling at 0.7 percent or
less,according
<http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/2016_democratic_presidential_nomination-3824.html>to
Real Clear Politcs). Were I actually included on every poll, I would
easily make the debates.
The Democratic Party could fix this by welcoming me into the race.
Yet when I tried to talk about this with the chair of the Democratic
Party, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, she scheduled a call, but then
cancelled it. So far she hasn’t had the time to schedule another.
I’ve had similar experiences at the state level, where the same game
is played: The chair of the New Hampshire Democrats invited me to
speak at their convention. I was given 5 minutes. Hillary Clinton
took an hour.
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finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,campaigns
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>
More Bauer on Hasen on #SCOTUS and Campaign Finance
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76385>
Posted onOctober 2, 2015 7:25 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76385>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here
<http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/2015/10/assigning-responsibility-implosion-part-ii-implications-reform-programs/>.
I’ll have more to say about the subject of Bob’s second post
whenPlutocrats Unite
<http://www.amazon.com/Plutocrats-United-Campaign-Distortion-Elections/dp/0300212453/ref=la_B0089NJCR2_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1430416698&sr=1-7>d
is released in January.
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Posted incampaign finance <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10>,Supreme
Court <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=29>
“A case study on college poll workers; An in-depth look at the
Chicago Program” <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76383>
Posted onOctober 1, 2015 12:02 pm
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76383>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
That’s the lead story in this week’sElectionline Weekly
<http://www.electionline.org/index.php/electionline-weekly>.
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Posted inelection administration <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>
“GAB head asks lawmakers to delay overhaul of elections agency”
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76381>
Posted onOctober 1, 2015 8:22 am
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76381>byRick Hasen
<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
<http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/gab-head-asks-lawmakers-to-delay-overhaul-of-elections-agency-b99587503z1-330102791.html>/:
The head of the state’s elections board has urged legislative
leaders to slow down their plans to overhaul the agency, but top GOP
lawmakers say they will unveil their restructuring plans next week.
Gerald Nichol, chairman of the Government Accountability Board, in a
letter to lawmakers raised concerns about restructuring the board 13
months before the high-turnout presidential election. His request to
slow down fell on deaf ears.
On Wednesday, aides to Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald
(R-Juneau) and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) said they
reached a deal on the matter. They declined to provide details,
saying they would make their plans public next week.
Deplorable.
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